False Mahdi
11 Articles
Why the Bab is not the Promised Mahdi of Islam
The Babi Faith which came up just under 200 years ago relies on the claim of its founder – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi – to be the gate to the promised 12th Imam Mahdi (as). Over time, he also claimed t...
False or Pseudo Claimants to the Position of The Mahdi
The belief in the coming of the Mahdi is so entrenched that over the years, people claiming to be the Mahdi have appeared across the Muslim world – in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East – and throughout histo...
False Claimants – The Mahdi will be the Last Imam
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. Given that the number of the Holy Imams (as) is twelve – 3 min read
False Claimants – The Birth of the Mahdi
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. Over 215 historians over the centuries have reported t...
False Claimants – Sayyed Mohammed Jaunpuri
The belief in the concept of the Mahdi creates hope in the hearts of Muslims. As a result whenever the Islamic world is facing calamities, and Muslims become aware of their helplessness, they turn towards that gr...
False Claimants – Reappearance of The Mahdi
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. The Mahdi of Islam will have long occultation (Ghayb...
False Claimants – Prophecies about the Mahdi
This article is part of a series on why the Bab – Mirza Ali Mohammed Shirazi is NOT the Mahdi of Islam. It is narrated in 271 traditions of the Holy Prophet (sawa)...
False Claimants of Deputyship of Imam Mahdi (as)
The history of Islam records the events of some men who claimed to be a special deputy of Imam Mahdi (as). A study of these events is important from two aspects. Firstly, it is a lesson for the masses to understa...
False Claimants – Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Qadiani
Qadianism is the name of a sect which came into the existence at the outset of the twentieth century in the northern part of India with the help and connivance of Britain. The founder of this sect was a descendan...